{"id":60332,"date":"2026-04-02T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60332"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:18:00","slug":"odonoghues-birthplace-of-dublin-pub-sessions-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60332","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s: Birthplace of Dublin Pub Sessions – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s Pub, Merrion Row, Dublin, is celebrated as the birthplace of The Dubliners and a home for spontaneous traditional and folk sessions\u2014but behind the music lies a deeper story. In the 1950s and \u201960s, as waves of young people arrived from rural Ireland, the pub became a crucible where city and country styles collided. Amid post-war social change, European and American folk, skiffle, and rhythm and blues met with Irish melodies to forge a new, modern sound, yet true to the tradition. This was more than a meeting place\u2014it was the heartbeat of a cultural awakening that reshaped Irish music at home and across the world.<\/p>\n

Across two episodes,\u00a0O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s: Birthpalce of Dublin Pub Sessions<\/em> brings together legendary voices\u2014, Finbar Furey, Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynihan, Paddy Keenan and others\u2014to tell the story of how a modest Dublin pub became the engine of a global folk revival. The series, produced and presented by Tommy Fegan, traces the intertwining of traditional instrumental music, ballads and protest songs, and the evolution of a living musical tradition that echoed Ireland\u2019s changing social and political landscape. This is the story of a sound\u2014and a spirit\u2014that still defines a nation.<\/p>\n

Credits<\/strong>\u00a0and Contributors<\/strong><\/p>\n

A big thanks to O\u2019Donoghues Pub, Dublin<\/p>\n

Old O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s Facebook page –<\/strong>Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynahan, Finbar Furey, Gerry McCartney, Phelim Drew, Peter Woods<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donohue\u2019s Reunion –<\/strong>Frank McNamara, N\u00e9illidh Mulligan, Tom Mulligan, Paddy Keenan, Niall McDonagh, Frank Owens, Tommy Chambers, Brendan Freeman, Pat Sheeran, Ann Diver<\/p>\n

Production Tem – <\/strong>Producer and Narrator: Tommy Fegan. Editor: Donagh McKeown, Love Lurgan.. O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s Recordings and Tech Support: Paul Loughran, Near FM, Dublin. Research assistant; Ann Diver<\/p>\n

Made with the support of Coimisi\u00fan Na Mean with the Television License fee.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s Pub, Merrion Row, Dublin, is celebrated as the birthplace of The Dubliners and a home for spontaneous traditional and folk sessions\u2014but behind the music lies a deeper story. In the 1950s and \u201960s, as waves of young people arrived from rural Ireland, the pub became a crucible where city and country styles collided. Amid […]<\/p>\n

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